New Brampton 80 home estate plan approved amid objections

The new estate is being proposed for a field in Brampton

Plans for 80 new homes in a Cumbrian town have been approved amid objections from neighbours.

Cumberland Council supported the Warren Fields development in Brampton saying the "affordable" homes were needed.

Neighbours of the site between Newcastle and Station Roads said the scheme was "not sympathetic" to the rural area.

Developers will have to pay £109,000 to support local infrastructure including road and play park improvements.

Planning officer Stephen Daniel told councillors Home Group had expressed an interest in the site which would provide "much needed affordable housing".

He told the planning meeting in Carlisle 75 of the homes would be "guaranteed" to be affordable and there would be a further five custom build houses.

The proposed estate would have 80 homes

One objector said the development was "not sympathetic with the surroundings" while nearby resident Susan Button said it would put more pressure on local services, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Speaking on behalf of the applicant, the trustees of the Greenside Estate, Paul Walton of PWA Planning said he was "confident" the plan would "raise the bar for affordable homes in Cumberland".

Members unanimously voted in favour of approving the planning application with conditions, including that developers pay to £30,000 to improve Dandy Road and a further £66,000 to provide and maintain play equipment in Brampton.

A further £13,000 would have to be contributed towards regulating traffic during the construction.